A group of men were rescued from a mountain in the Lake District after taking magic mushrooms this weekend.
Emergency workers from Keswick Mountain Rescue were called out over the Easter bank holiday to help a group who had got into difficulty. The rescue team were forced to intervene at Stonycroft and Newlands after some people became unwell.
A spokesperson for the rescue team said that multiple walkers had raised the alarm after coming across a group of "young adults" who had taken magic mushrooms.
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Two of the group, including the designated driver, were feeling unwell. Posting about the incident to Facebook, a spokesperson for Keswick Mountain Rescue Team said: "A number of calls were received via passers by, who had come across a group of young adult males who had taken magic mushrooms.
"Two in the group were feeling unwell including the driver in the party. The casualties were walked down and given advice by the team medic regarding the timing of their onward travel."
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